Pennsylvania Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Pennsylvania · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, January 17, 2022

3,321 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 2 steers $135.00/cwt +11.27 vs last sale · ≈ $810/hd at 600 lb · 13 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	3,321	3,337	5,480
Feeder cattle	147	328	0
Slaughter cattle	1,515	1,972	2,932

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Feeder Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1160–1680	1341	12	118.50–130.00	$126.44	$1,696	+25.09
1430–1530	1467	3	140.00–146.00	$142.65	$2,093	+17.41
1245–1712	1485	29	131.00–141.00	$135.15	$2,007	-0.12
1330–1700	1500	12	135.00–140.50	$137.16	$2,057	-5.55
1300–1725	1504	11	141.00–153.00	$145.44	$2,187	+2.73
1290–1675	1516	12	136.00–149.00	$141.55	$2,146	+2.94
1325–1605	1521	5	131.00–134.00	$132.64	$2,017	-5.97
1613–1825	1699	4	135.00–138.50	$137.33	$2,333	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
190	190	1	80.00	$80.00	$152	—
275	275	1	145.00	$145.00	$399	—
330	330	1	115.00	$115.00	$380	±0.00
370	370	1	110.00	$110.00	$407	-30.00
425	425	1	145.00	$145.00	$616	—
535	535	6	120.00	$120.00	$642	—
600	600	13	135.00	$135.00	$810	+11.27
717	717	2	110.00	$110.00	$789	-18.01
1035	1035	1	100.00	$100.00	$1,035	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
367	367	2	157.00	$157.00	$576	—
405	405	1	162.00	$162.00	$656	—
480	480	1	147.00	$147.00	$706	+9.24
515	515	1	155.00	$155.00	$798	+16.71
650–695	669	7	130.00–145.00	$141.48	$947	-8.02
717	717	2	140.00	$140.00	$1,004	-12.11
837	837	2	135.00	$135.00	$1,130	+0.54

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Feeder Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
64	64	4	5.00	$5.00	$3	±0.00
70–75	73	3	120.00–125.00	$123.30	$90	+114.50
75	75	1	10.00	$10.00	$8	-10.00
75	75	1	10.00	$10.00	$8	-10.00
75	75	2	10.00	$10.00	$8	-10.00
74–78	76	2	265.00–290.00	$277.17	$211	+257.17
80–85	81	4	110.00–200.00	$162.92	$132	-49.39
80–85	82	8	10.00–15.00	$10.65	$9	-201.66
80–85	83	2	15.00	$15.00	$12	+7.02
83–88	84	5	12.00–15.00	$12.63	$11	+4.65
85–86	85	5	175.00–335.00	$245.06	$208	+221.39
90	90	2	125.00–135.00	$130.00	$117	+96.68
90–96	92	7	10.00–155.00	$45.91	$42	+12.59
90–95	92	4	10.00–20.00	$12.59	$12	-20.73
90–98	94	24	135.00–295.00	$245.85	$231	+229.89
92–98	95	8	15.00–40.00	$27.98	$27	+17.98
100	100	2	10.00–17.00	$13.50	$14	-146.50
100–108	102	9	175.00–265.00	$228.91	$233	+6.60
100–105	103	4	30.00–35.00	$33.78	$35	-1.24
105	105	2	145.00–175.00	$160.00	$168	+124.98
110	110	1	15.00	$15.00	$16	-170.00
112–115	113	7	200.00–270.00	$243.46	$275	+209.76
113	113	2	30.00	$30.00	$34	-3.70
115	115	2	150.00–240.00	$195.00	$224	+161.30
125	125	1	180.00	$180.00	$225	+146.30
125	125	1	70.00	$70.00	$88	+36.30
1080–1660	1334	7	109.00–126.00	$119.32	$1,592	—
1220–1550	1344	18	125.00–136.00	$131.29	$1,765	—
1090–1695	1358	11	132.00–148.00	$138.18	$1,876	+27.10

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
185	185	1	127.00	$127.00	$235	—
241	241	2	145.00	$145.00	$349	—
297	297	2	145.00	$145.00	$431	—
392	392	5	152.00	$152.00	$596	+24.55
430–445	440	6	142.00–145.00	$142.98	$629	+20.27
450–485	458	6	127.00–145.00	$139.31	$638	+14.65
533	533	3	140.00	$140.00	$746	+12.21
550–580	566	7	125.00–135.00	$130.84	$741	+10.83
615–630	617	9	115.00–137.00	$128.77	$795	+20.41
670	670	1	115.00	$115.00	$770	—
705–725	719	5	117.00–132.00	$123.15	$885	+23.15
770–795	783	9	100.00–132.00	$120.74	$945	+8.74
873–896	883	7	122.00–125.00	$123.70	$1,092	+23.17
905	905	1	127.00	$127.00	$1,149	—
1047	1047	2	122.00	$122.00	$1,277	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
335	335	1	125.00	$125.00	$419	—
400–415	410	3	120.00	$120.00	$492	+3.80
490	490	2	95.00–125.00	$110.00	$539	+0.43
570–580	574	4	90.00–130.00	$114.92	$660	+14.92
821–840	826	4	85.00–97.00	$93.95	$776	—

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Feeder Bulls

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
58	58	1	6.00	$6.00	$3	-3.23
64	64	1	6.00	$6.00	$4	-3.23
64–65	65	6	5.00–10.00	$6.67	$4	-18.33
65	65	3	5.00	$5.00	$3	-20.00
70	70	1	125.00	$125.00	$88	+41.80
70–78	74	8	20.00–100.00	$44.42	$33	+39.42
74–76	74	8	10.00–25.00	$21.19	$16	+16.19
70–78	75	8	125.00–320.00	$255.98	$192	+124.31
75	75	1	160.00	$160.00	$120	+28.33
80	80	1	10.00	$10.00	$8	-30.10
80–85	82	18	5.00–122.00	$78.47	$64	+38.37
80–86	83	10	200.00–355.00	$252.41	$210	+212.31
80–85	83	3	140.00–150.00	$144.90	$120	+104.80
80–88	83	15	60.00–130.00	$97.91	$81	+57.81
80–88	84	36	15.00–125.00	$82.74	$70	-36.05
80–88	85	15	100.00–140.00	$124.88	$106	+112.88
90–95	92	3	110.00–190.00	$151.73	$140	-59.74
90–98	92	43	65.00–125.00	$103.05	$95	-108.42
90–95	93	27	5.00–125.00	$80.24	$75	-47.05
90–98	93	25	155.00–340.00	$259.64	$241	+132.35
90–98	94	49	110.00–180.00	$128.46	$121	+53.49
90–97	95	69	30.00–132.00	$107.38	$102	+32.41
100	100	4	150.00–235.00	$191.25	$191	+179.25
100–106	102	54	70.00–150.00	$116.22	$119	-0.78
100–108	103	27	220.00–330.00	$274.15	$282	+234.15
100–105	103	14	10.00–80.00	$49.48	$51	+9.48
100–108	103	44	110.00–175.00	$135.84	$140	+95.84
100–109	107	50	40.00–110.00	$94.49	$101	+10.59
110–116	112	32	115.00–175.00	$139.32	$156	-118.54
110–115	112	5	40.00–95.00	$59.33	$66	-198.53
110–118	112	21	200.00–290.00	$251.04	$281	-6.82
110–116	114	29	75.00–145.00	$116.42	$133	+64.33
115	115	2	150.00–200.00	$175.00	$201	+150.00
120	120	1	20.00	$20.00	$24	-10.00
120	120	1	45.00	$45.00	$54	+15.00
120–125	122	15	120.00–157.00	$128.06	$156	-78.95
120–125	123	2	235.00–260.00	$247.24	$304	+142.18
130	130	1	160.00	$160.00	$208	+50.00

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
241	241	3	170.00	$170.00	$410	—
357	357	2	162.00	$162.00	$578	+27.55
492	492	2	157.00	$157.00	$772	+24.54
620–622	621	3	125.00–130.00	$126.66	$787	-8.94
705	705	1	105.00	$105.00	$740	—
1180	1180	1	102.00	$102.00	$1,204	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
630	630	1	82.00	$82.00	$517	-18.00
710	710	1	70.00	$70.00	$497	—
770–795	783	2	87.00–90.00	$88.52	$693	—

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
880–1600	1137	85-90%	22	44.00–51.00	$48.31	$549	—
718–1500	1157	85-90%	42	24.00–63.00	$54.06	$625	+17.64
730–1705	1216	85-90%	84	44.50–74.00	$61.49	$748	—
798–1625	1284	85-90%	46	64.00–78.50	$70.72	$908	+25.38

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1140–1990	1637	75-80%	58	72.00–85.00	$81.83	$1,340	—
1355–2030	1645	75-80%	52	50.00–72.50	$68.31	$1,124	—
1072–2116	1665	75-80%	78	64.00–82.50	$75.18	$1,252	+7.43

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1008–1780	1358	80-85%	61	73.00–88.50	$77.20	$1,048	+20.85
1094–1824	1430	80-85%	85	61.00–81.00	$70.51	$1,008	—
1140–1900	1449	80-85%	33	59.00–66.50	$64.28	$931	—

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1055–2062	1547	65-75%	13	72.50–85.50	$78.08	$1,208	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
934–1620	1319	8	79.00–100.00	$89.71	$1,183	—
1442–2060	1647	5	100.00–113.00	$106.29	$1,751	—
1665–2125	1820	3	110.00–113.00	$111.47	$2,029	—

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
995–1385	1190	2	95.00–97.00	$96.16	$1,144	—
1345–2165	1772	6	97.00–107.00	$101.91	$1,806	—

YG2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1160–1360	1260	2	98.50–100.00	$99.19	$1,250	—
1176–2105	1676	5	77.00–88.00	$84.83	$1,422	—

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Dairy Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
925–1525	1113	6	84.00–94.00	$88.04	$980	—
1270	1270	1	112.00	$112.00	$1,422	+18.10
1460	1460	1	94.00	$94.00	$1,372	—
1430–1700	1529	9	87.00–111.00	$103.63	$1,585	-3.02

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
190	190	1	77.00	$77.00	$146	—
430	430	1	55.00	$55.00	$236	-23.44

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Dairy Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1246–1365	1306	5	91.00–110.00	$105.56	$1,379	+22.89
1440–1560	1500	2	103.00–107.50	$105.34	$1,580	+0.37
1395–1670	1515	5	109.00–118.00	$113.91	$1,726	+8.94
1325–1640	1561	4	114.00–124.00	$116.12	$1,813	-3.81
1615–1740	1684	5	115.50–118.50	$116.79	$1,967	-7.23

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
181	181	3	67.00	$67.00	$121	—
255	255	1	62.00	$62.00	$158	—
352	352	2	82.00	$82.00	$289	—
400–420	410	2	75.00–77.00	$76.02	$312	—
460	460	1	65.00	$65.00	$299	—
515–540	528	2	75.00–85.00	$79.88	$422	—
550	550	1	110.00	$110.00	$605	—
615–630	623	2	65.00	$65.00	$405	-22.51

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Reading this report

What does "Medium and Large 1" mean?

USDA feeder grades describe frame size and muscle thickness, not quality of the individual animal. "Medium and Large" is the frame score; the number is muscle (1 = heaviest muscled). "Medium and Large 1–2" pens mix both muscle scores — common across the Southeast.

What is $/cwt?

Dollars per hundredweight — per 100 lb of animal. A 500-lb calf at $450/cwt brings 5 × $450 = $2,250. Lighter cattle usually bring more per cwt but less per head.

Why are some prices per head?

Bred cows, cow-calf pairs, and some replacement classes sell by the head, not by weight. We show those exactly as USDA reports them — a $/head figure is never converted into $/cwt on this site.

Where do these numbers come from?

From the USDA Agricultural Marketing Service's Livestock Market News — federal reporters at the sale. We publish each report in full and link the official USDA document at the top of the page.